CHAN Eagles praise Jonathan for cash gifts

Nigeria players from the recent Championship of African Nations (CHAN) have praised President Goodluck Jonathan for rewarding them for placing third at the tournament.

President Jonathan showered cash on the Eagles with coach Stephen Keshi receiving 1.5 million naira, his assistants got a million naira, same as the players. Other backroom staff got half a million naira each.

The president told the team when he hosted them on Thursday in Abuja he was inspired by their sensational comeback against Morocco in the quarterfinal of the tournament, where they came from three goals down to win 4-3.

“I am so happy with the reception and the reward given to us by the president. I really appreciate what the president did to us to recognise our efforts at CHAN. And his words of encouragement were great,” Obaje told MTNFootball.com

In same vein, reserve goalkeeper Dele Alampasu told MTNFootball.com he was excited to be part of the great occasion.

“I am happy with the recognition from the president. It was a nice reception and I happy to be involved,” he said.

Rangers midfielder Ugonna Uzochukwu added: “I feel so happy with the reception and the reward. It was a nice experience for me.”